Community Programs

KINDERMUSIK® ACADEMY

Having fun is just the beginning!  Our award-winning curricula and exceptional educators provide engaging musical learning experiences during the years most critical to brain development. The activities and relationships you enjoy will develop and strengthen neural pathways, enhance your growing parent-child bond, and help you understand the how's and why's of your child's development.

Registration cost includes tuition and materials. All registrations are taken online through the Community Music School of Webster University, www.webster.edu/cms or you may contact us at 314.968.5939 for more information.

Educator:   Crystal Chu-Sharp

Location:    The Lodge Des Peres Activity Room

Foundations classes provide a supportive and friendly environment in which caregivers can connect as their babies learn! Sound exploration, nursery rhymes and songs, fun routines, board book reading, listening exercises, and dances are taught to families to help newborns communicate, learn self-regulation, enhance eye-tracking skills, and coordinate new muscles.

Materials included in the cost:  Baby board book, instrument, and access to class music and digital activities on the Kindermusik app 

Curriculum:  "Do-Si-Do!" and "On the Town with Bear"

Cost:       $289  

Ages:      0 – 20 months, with caregiver

Days:      Wednesdays, September 6 – December 13 (no class 11/22)

Time:      9 – 9:45 a.m.

Location: The Lodge Des Peres Activity Room

Level 2 classes empower older toddlers to express their own ideas and experiment with their creativity. Through singing, dancing, and instrument-playing, each class provides a variety of enjoyable outlets for toddler energy while boosting cognitive and motor development. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with other parents and caregivers who are also experiencing the joys and complexities of these busy years. Learn h ow to u tilize music, rhymes, spoken words, and even puppetry to create and streamline home routines. We’ll explore how music and dance, as well as the whole-child approach, can help children develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally.

Materials included in the cost:  Activity book, storybook, instrument, and access to class music and digital activities on the Kindermusik app.

Curriculum:  "Playtime!” “Go, Go, Go!” & “Pet Parade”

Cost:       $289

Ages:      20 months – 3.5 years, with a caregiver

Days:      Tuesdays, 9:15 – 10:00 a.m., September 5 – December 12 (no class 11/21)

                Tuesdays, 10:15 – 11:00 a.m., September 5 – December 12 (no class 11/21)

                Wednesdays, 10 – 10:45 a.m., September 6 – December 13 (no class 11/22)

Location: The Lodge Des Peres Activity Room

Level 3 classes are recommended for Level 2 graduates who desire to embark on their lifelong musical journeys. Caregivers will arrive at the beginning of the class, then leave and return at the end. This unique setting provides a safe environment in which your children can gradually overcome separation anxiety and gain the confidence to learn alongside their teacher and classmates. Level 3 students will begin to interpret the relationship between sound and graphic notation symbols, learn how to communicate effectively and respectfully, and develop the skills necessary to play in an ensemble through instrument play and creative play.

Materials included in the cost:  Family activity book, storybook, instrument, and access to class music and digital activities on the Kindermusik app

Curriculum:  “See What I Saw?”

Cost:       $289

Ages:      3.5 years – Pre-k, with a caregiver

Days:      Tuesdays, 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., September 5 – December 12 (no class 11/21)

Location: The Lodge Des Peres Activity Room

Caregivers drop off Level 4 students at the beginning of class, then leave and return at the end. The curriculum at Level 4 focuses on basic musical symbols, complex instrument play, and more in-depth creative movement and pretend games. Level 4 students are exposed to the sounds of individual instruments as well as music that highlights different genres, cultures, and composers. They begin to master new musical terms and concepts, sing with increased pitch accuracy, and gain a better understanding of rhythmic patterns. Students also get a chance to practice their social and friendship skills, and classroom etiquette.

Materials included in the cost:  Activity book, storybook, instrument, and access to class music and digital activities on the Kindermusik app

Curriculum:  “Toys I Make, Trips I Take”

Cost:       $289

Ages:      Pre-k and Kindergarten-age

Days:      Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., September 6 – December 13 (no class 11/22)

Location: The Lodge Des Peres Activity Room